C172 pilot has an near midair collision at old; me.

Attributes
ACN	702873
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : old.airport
State Reference	ME
Altitude	msl single value : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 26000 flight time type : 17000
ASRS Report	702873
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Miss Distance	horizontal : 20 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While practicing takeoffs and lndgs in the traffic pattern on runway 30 at old; me; an near midair collision occurred. There was another solo student in the pattern. Radio calls were made at each leg by both aircraft. When rolling from base to final; a float plane flew across our flight path at our altitude. We immediately felt the wake of its path. The float plane evidently was climbing out from the river (penobscot).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT HAS AN NMAC AT OLD; ME.

Narrative: WHILE PRACTICING TKOFS AND LNDGS IN THE TFC PATTERN ON RWY 30 AT OLD; ME; AN NMAC OCCURRED. THERE WAS ANOTHER SOLO STUDENT IN THE PATTERN. RADIO CALLS WERE MADE AT EACH LEG BY BOTH ACFT. WHEN ROLLING FROM BASE TO FINAL; A FLOAT PLANE FLEW ACROSS OUR FLT PATH AT OUR ALT. WE IMMEDIATELY FELT THE WAKE OF ITS PATH. THE FLOAT PLANE EVIDENTLY WAS CLBING OUT FROM THE RIVER (PENOBSCOT).

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.